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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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